The inescapable logic of Labour’s choices
Starmer and Reeves should lean in to what the Budget reveals about this tax-and-spend government
Starmer and Reeves should lean in to what the Budget reveals about this tax-and-spend government

Relying on a jumble of tax rises will only make Reeves’ task more difficult

Reeves’ Budget shows she’s serious about spending other people’s money — but not about growth or jobs

She and Starmer remain torn between the convictions that got them into politics and economic principles

Accepting a world of economic trade-offs is crucial for the country’s future

Starmer and Reeves are unfit and their likeliest usurpers are worse

The government’s approach to policymaking has been self-defeating